iranintl – In a shock cabinet reshuffle, former PM David Cameron has been brought back into politics as the Conservative party’s foreign secretary. It came following the firing of home secretary Suella Braverman, as she was the most outspoken member of government to condemn the increasing Islamic extremism plaguing the UK’s streets under the guise of pro-Palestine demonstrations amidst the Gaza …

iranintl – Former US national security adviser John Bolton has called on President Joe Biden to be more forceful with Iran over its plots to kidnap or kill Americans. Speaking to CBS Sunday, Bolton, who served under the Trump administration, told how the IRGC attempted to hire a hitman to kill him “either in the US or abroad.” He and …

Iranwire – The focus of the Iranian government is on suppressing commemorations marking the first anniversaries of the deaths of victims of its brutal crackdown on nationwide demonstrations.  However, despite facing arrest and other means of pressure, the victims’ families find ways to maintain the memories of the hundreds of people killed by security forces during protests sparked by the …

Iranwire – The news that the Interior Ministry’s executive committees have disqualified a number of representatives in the 11th parliament of the Islamic Republic from running in the next parliamentary elections has not attracted much public attention in Iran. The vote, set for March 1, will be the first since a bloody state crackdown quelled nationwide protests that erupted in September 2022. …

Iranwire – The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Air Force has warned that the Hamas-Israel conflict is likely to escalate throughout the region, insisting that “Tehran is prepared for all scenarios.” Amir Ali Hajizadeh also claimed that there were three contacts between US and Iranian officials regarding the conflict in one single night, adding that the Americans …

Iranwire – The number of mosques in Iran is 55 times higher than the number of private and public hospitals, according to new research by Iran Open Data. The collaborative initiative also cites official statistics as showing that mosques are more accessible than hospital beds in two Iranian provinces. There is a paucity of official data on the total number …

Iranwire – A Revolutionary Court in the northeastern city of Mashhad has sentenced Siroos Zabihi, 63, a Baha’i citizen, to eight years in prison as the Islamic Republic steps up pressure on members of Iran’s largest non-Muslim religious minority.  Zabihi was summoned to appear at Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Mashhad on November 4. Following his appearance, it …

gatestoneinstitute.org – These demonstrators, who appear to feel so virtuous, send a message to the terrorist groups that people in the West happily support violence, terrorism and the Jihad (holy war) not only against Israel and Jews, but also against Christians, all “infidels,” Europe, the United States and the West. Although many Palestinians in the Gaza Strip support Hamas and …

VOA – The United States carried out strikes against two Iran-linked sites in Syria on Sunday in response to attacks on American personnel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. It is the third time in less than three weeks that the U.S. military has targeted locations in Syria it said were tied to Iran, which supports various armed groups that Washington …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – A man only identified as Alireza was executed for murder charges in Isfahan Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Isfahan Central Prison (Dastgerd) on 12 November. His identity has only been established as Alireza (surname unknown) who had spent around four years on death row. He …